Ousted Exeter lawmaker seeks source of mailers accusing him of being drunk legislator

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Nov 12, 2012 at 3:15 AMNov 12, 2012 at 10:05 AM

EXETER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire legislator has filed a complaint with the attorney general's office to determine who was behind a campaign mailer accusing him of being a drunken legislator.

Rep. Matt Quandt thought the issue was dead after defending himself in 2011 against allegations that he was drunk on the House floor and missed votes because of his drinking. His own party dismissed the allegations as "silly political games."

But the Exeter Republican says a group called Citizens Against Drunk Legislators mailed a flier calling him a drunken lawmaker and featuring an old photo of him of him with a drink in hand.

Quandt told the Portsmouth Herald (http://bit.ly/ZpJVlO ) he thinks he still would have lost the election, but he filed a complaint to find out who's responsible for the mailing.